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" I made history here by landing the first triple axel for a U.S. lady, third at the Olympics, and that's a big deal. "
Mirai Nagasu
Deal
History
First
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" In the history of sport in general, people stick around. Look at Shaun White and Lindsey Vonn just continue on, Olympic cycle after Olympic cycle; that is why they are famous. "
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" I just want to redeem myself and show the world that... it wasn't a fluke that I won at nationals. I can compete on the international stage as well. "
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" I get about seven hours of sleep a night. "
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" As athletes, we want to represent our country to the best of our ability. "
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" I would like to be on 'Dancing With the Stars' because I want to be a star. "
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" I've always been an A or B student. When I get a B, I freak out a little bit! "
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" Skating becomes more important to me every year. It's obviously harder as age takes a toll on the body and the brain, and I think because of that, competing becomes much more difficult. That's why those who stick around are always so appreciative of others' skating because we know how much work goes into it. "
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" I always want to try for what's been offered to me. "
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" Getting to the Olympics was the hard part. "
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Getting
" During finals week, I don't get a lot of sleep, and I tell myself, 'I can't do this anymore.' "
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Myself
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" A long time ago, a sports reporter wrote that I wasn't strong in the free-skate, that I was more of a short-program skater. And that bothered me because I work so hard every day just for a person to judge me on a couple of bad skates and deem me a bad free skater. That's absurd! "
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Day
" Not only would my parents work full hours, my parents both woke up at 5 A.M. My dad left the house at 5 A.M. to go to the fish market to pick out his own fish, and my mom woke up at 5 A.M. to wake me up in order to get me ready for skating before school. "
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Mom
Work
" It's easy to look into the future and worry about the past. "
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" Never lose your undying belief in yourself and your abilities. "
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" I'm very Asian, and also my mom raised me to be polite and to eat whatever is put in front of me. I actually enjoy snails a lot. And I've eaten sea urchin and that shebang. "
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Me
" There are moments when I think I'm not very smart and not very pretty, and skating is the only thing that stands out about me. It's like the love of my life. When you love someone, sometimes you want to break up. "
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Think
Life
" There are always moments when I think about leaving skating, but when I think about that, I'm not very smart, and I'm not very pretty, and there's nothing else that stands out about me besides my skating. "
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" When I started not training as hard and doing what I needed to do, everyone else improved without me improving. "
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" I've learned a lot from my parents. "
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" My dad is a very creative type of person, so he has rolls that make no sense to most people familiar with sushi. He has a High Five roll. What is that? Don't ask questions. Just try it. He's kind of mischievous, and that's how I am, too. "
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